March 2010
11 posts
Your Pet and Nutrition – How to read a Pet Food...
Now comes the tough part, deciphering a pet food label. These can be as confusing and as overwhelming as reading a human food label on a packaged food item. To make it easy for everyone, I am going to just point out what to look for as far as ingredient labeling and the breakdown of products or nutritional value of pet food.
While researching for this article I read a number of different...
Your Pet and Nutrition Part IV
In this segment, I am going to talk about supplements. This would include supplements, vitamins and homeopathic remedies.
Everyone takes vitamins and or supplements for something or for some reasons, so why shouldn’t your pet? Supplements or vitamins can be very different and can be used for specific conditions for your pets.
Now there are multi-vitamins you can purchase for your dog or cat...
Your Pet and Nutrition Part III
This is Part III of the series on Nutrition. As discussed in the prior two postings, I will be talking about nutrition as far as what I do with my pets and the information I have gathered and or read over the last couple years. I will go into more detail about nutrition when discussing How to Read a Pet Food Label later on this week.
Funny thing was stated to me the other day when I was in...
Your Pet and Nutrition - Part II - Cats
Now as discussed in Part I of this series I spoke strictly about dog food and what I feed my dogs. In this section, I will be discussing cat food. This will take on a whole different approach.
As stated previously, I am not endorsing nor do I approve one pet food over another. I am only stating from fact and experience, what I have found what works best for my pets and my clients pets. This...
Your Pet and Nutrition - Part I - Dogs
This will be a multi-part article. I am going to discuss pet foods and nutrition in the first 2 parts, and in then discuss supplements and lastly how to read a pet food label.
I want to state that I am not endorsing nor do I approve one pet food over another. I am only stating from fact and experience, what I have found what works best for my pets and my clients pets. This doesn’t mean it...
A Tranquil Moment
Last night when I got in bed to read, I was accompanied by my dog Sherlock, who always sleeps next to me. He is a regular cuddle bug of a dog for his size.
Sherlock rested his head on my arm and he immediately went into that place of dog dreams. His paws started moving as if he was running and was making slight “doggie” sounds, as I call them, and before long he was deep asleep and dead to the...
The Bully Pet
Some of you may have run into the bully dog before. The dog that doesn’t like to share toys or “doesn’t play well with others” and the one that needs to have his way, just like young children that bully other kids around or want to show who is boss.
Have you ever seen a cat chase a dog? Or a cat boss a dog around? Or a cat bully his way with other cats? Well I have. I see it every day. I...
Training your Dog
What type of training should you do with your dog? Umh…now where do we begin?
The first thing you do before enrolling your dog in to a training class is to do some “homework” on various training classes that are offered to dogs. A number of stores geared at dogs and dog owners, offer dog training classes, and you may want to ask to come and monitor when one is in session. There are also dog...
Taking your Dog to the Dog Park
As a pet owner myself, I enjoy taking my two dogs; Sherlock and Casey to the neighborhood dog park. They get pleasure in this time and the opportunity to socialize with other dogs, to be in a different environment and I get the delight of seeing them happily running and playing with other dogs. But there are moments that this enjoyable time is not as pleasant as it should be. One thing I observe...
Hello Fellow Pet Guardians
My name is Joyce Gincley and I am going to be providing you with information and stories concerning dogs, cats and other companion animals that people may own, dealing with health, socialization, nutrition, training, travel, and other various subjects pertaining to pet ownership, and throw in a couple of humorous stories along the way. I own and operate a pet sitting business that services...
